Asaccus is a genus of geckos, commonly known as Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos, in the family Phyllodactylidae.
The Musandam Peninsula, locally known as Ruus Al Jibal, is a peninsula that forms the northeastern point of the Arabian Peninsula. It is located to the south of the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. It is inhabited by the Shihuh tribe and is mainly governed by Oman as the Musandam Governorate with certain parts governed by the United Arab Emirates, including Ras Al Khaimah and parts of Dibba.
Leaf-toed gecko is a common name for some species and genera of gecko and refers to a divided, expanded adhesive pad at the distal end of the toe, resembling a ginkgo leaf. Members of the following genera are commonly called "leaf-toed" geckos:
The Hajar Mountains are one of the highest mountain range in the Arabian Peninsula, shared between northern Oman and eastern United Arab Emirates. Also known as "Oman Mountains", they separate the low coastal plain of Oman from the high desert plateau, and lie 50–100 km (31–62 mi) inland from the Gulf of Oman.
The Kurdistan leaf-toed gecko is a species of lizard belonging to the gecko family Phyllodactylidae. A. kurdistanensis is native to the Kurdistan province in western Iran and was described in 2006.
Asaccus elisae, also known as Elisa's leaf-toed gecko or Werner's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the Middle East.
The wildlife of the United Arab Emirates is the flora and fauna of the country on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula and the southern end of the Persian Gulf. The country offers a variety of habitats for wildlife including the coast, offshore islands, mangrove areas, mudflats, salt pans, sand and gravel plains, sand dunes, mountain slopes, wadis and rocky summits. Because the terrain is so varied, it supports a greater number of species of plants and animals than might have been expected in this relatively small country.
Asaccus nasrullahi, Nasrullah's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Iran. The specific name nasrullahi was chosen in honor of Iranian herpetologist Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, "in recognition of his contribution to the knowledge of the herpetology of Iran, including the genus Asaccus".
Asaccus tangestanensis is a species of leaf-toed gecko endemic to Iran. This gecko is found in the southern Zagros Mountains in Bushehr Province. It is found in cliffs and caves. The holotype was collected in 2008 and the species is named for Tangestan, the type locality.
Asaccus zagrosicus is a species of leaf-toed gecko endemic to Iran. The holotype was collected in 2008 in southern Lorestan in the Tang-e-Haft Region between the central Zagros Mountains and Khuzestan Plain.
Asaccus arnoldi is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It, along with all other species in the genus Asaccus, is endemic to the Hajar Mountains of northern Oman.
The Emirati leaf-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to the United Arab Emirates.
Asaccus gallagheri, also known commonly as Gallagher's gecko or Gallagher's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and occurs in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Asaccus gardneri is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and occurs in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
Asaccus griseonotus, also known as the grey-spotted leaf-toed gecko or grey-marked gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is found in Iraq and Iran.
Asaccus platyrhynchus, the flat-snouted leaf-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to northern Oman, in desert and rocky areas. Asaccus platyrhynchus was first formally described in 1994.
Ptyodactylus orlovi is a species of gecko in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the eastern Arabian Peninsula.
The Ruus al Jibal fan-footed gecko is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Ru'us al-Jibal, the northernmost of the Hajar Mountains in the Musandam Peninsula shared by Oman and United Arab Emirates.
Pristurus celerrimus, also known as the Oman rock gecko or bar-tailed semaphore gecko, is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Al Hajar montane woodlands is a temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands ecoregion in the Hajar Mountains of the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, which extends across portions of Oman and the U.A.E.
